All mnemonics

Brynhildr (bi) is blowing away a whirlwind of dogs (猋) in front of the Taos Pueblo (ao1) by creating her own whirlwind (飙) through dancing like a dervish and thus creating a lot of wind (风).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, 5 months
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Brynhildr (bi) is being chased down by three Saint Bernard dogs (犬) in front of the Taos Pueblo (ao1). The dogs a running around her in circles so quickly that they generate a whirlwind (猋) of dogs.
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Karl Koala (ku) finds a quark (夸) in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4), promptly picks it up with a toy claw (扌) and carries it out with the toy claw slung over his shoulder (挎).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, 5 months
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Hermes (xu) likes to hang out on a big billboard (宣) in front of the Anchor Inn (an1) because it gets so nice and warm (暄) when the sun (日) shines on it.
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Albert Einstein (Ø) is clandestinely (暧) meeting a pair of swans who are in love (爱) during the dim (暧) time of the day in the palace's bathroom (ai4). The light is very dim (暧) because they're hiding from the sun (日) so that the sun doesn't know they're all in a messed up shady (暧) love triangle.
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Luckily for the military officer (尉) every day Aphrodite (yu) irons (熨) his clothes for him in the Forbidden City's bathroom ((e)n4). To heat up her iron she uses an open fire (火).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, 5 months
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In Erechtheion's kitchen (e2) Hamlet (h) confesses to the boar (亥) that he feels kind of estranged (阂) and wants to quickly escape through a trap door (门), but the boar jumps between him and the door and obstructs (阂) the escape way.
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Marie Curie (xi) set up a sling trap (臽) in the Anchor Inn's bathroom (an4) and uses a Chinese cruller (饣) as bait. She'll mince (馅) whatever she catches and use as stuffing (馅) for her dumplings.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, 5 months
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Dorothy Gale (di) often misses (惦) her store (店) in the Anchor Inn's bathroom (an4) which she destroyed with a flail (忄) in a fit of violent temper.
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) wants to fry his cereals (禾) in a frying pan (平) in Stonehenge's bathroom ((e)ng4). To get the quantity right he weighs his cereals with a steelyard (秤) first.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, 5 months
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After Dorothy Gale (di) viciously (刁) scratched a plough in front of the Taos Pueblo (ao1) the steals a mandarin (口) and holds it in her mouth (叼) until she is out of sight.
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Mnemonic symbol: Icarus (didn't I use this symbol already?). While Icarus appears to fly high (𦐇) he sun (日) is shining on the feathers (羽) and causes the wax to melt.
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George Washington (zh) wants to make his own essential oil (榨), so he presses (榨) a Christmas tree (木) through a narrow slit (窄) in the Adziogol Lighthouse's bathroom (a4).
- Mnemonic by Matthias, 5 months
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Willy Walrus (w) accidentally drops his flail (忄) into the winding machine (宛) in the Anchor Inn (an3), ruining the flail and the machine. As he realizes his mistake he slowly sighs in regret (惋).
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Beelzebub (b) is winnowing (簸) the grain by putting it on a leather hide (皮) and beating the hide with a bamboo stick (⺮). He thinks the best place to do so is on top of the watchtower (其) in Olavinlinna Castle (o3).
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Charlie Chaplin (ch) notices an orange (橙) hanging on the Christmas tree (木) in Stonehenge's kitchen ((e)ng2), but he'll have to climb (登) to the top of the Christmas tree if he wants to get it.
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Because Rosa Luxemburg (亻) and Li Qingzhao (li) are so clever (俐) they were able to rebuild the Arianne rocket (利) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4).
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Einstein (Ø) became everyone's superior, and whenever someone visits his or her superior (谒) they meet a very nice (蔼) person on the throne in the palace (ai3). Einstein is so nice (蔼) that he gives out sheets of artificial lawn (艹) to anyone who takes the time to go and see him.
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Maud Younger (y) plans to visit her superior (谒) to ask for a raise. On an advertising column (讠) in the Erechtheion's bathroom (e4) she reads that she should dress for success, but she doesn't know what to dress, so she turns a quiz wheel (曷) to decide for her.
- Mnemonic by Matthias, 5 months
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